Michael J. Pappas

Aug 28, 2024 | texasinsider.org | Michael J. Pappas

Democrats’ new platform reads like Socialist ManifestoBy Michael J. PappasThousands of delegates, party luminaries and celebrities descended on Chicago last week to confirm the selection of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s standard-bearer for the 2024 election. Their first order of business was approving the Democratic Party Platform – the set of principles, goals and policy positions that guide the party’s approach to governance over the next year.

Aug 26, 2024 | humanevents.com | Michael J. Pappas

The Democratic Party Convention just concluded in Chicago. Thousands of delegates, party luminaries, and celebrities descended on the Windy City to confirm the selection of Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s standard-bearer for the 2024 election. Their first order of business was approving the Democratic Party Platform, the set of principles, goals, and policy positions that will guide the party’s approach to governance over the course of the next year.

Dec 27, 2023 | washingtontimes.com | Michael J. Pappas

OPINION: Last week, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the prescription drug shortages that are plaguing this country. It couldn’t have come at a better time. This problem has become untenable — so much so that the Biden administration recently invoked the Defense Production Act to mitigate it. Today, the U.S. is facing the highest number of drug shortages in nearly a decade, and that number is quickly approaching an all-time high.

Jul 11, 2023 | washingtontimes.com | Michael J. Pappas

OPINION: Walmart may not have become the nation’s largest retailer by playing fair. Some say the company has a long history of strong-arming suppliers and crushing mom-and-pop shops. Now Walmart is not just trying to control where you shop and what you buy, but how you buy it — and its allies in Congress are helping the company do it.

Mar 20, 2023 | washingtonexaminer.com | Daniel DePetris |Jillian C. Jacobson |Michael J. Pappas

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Monday will mark the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. Much of Washington follows John Kerry’s lead: They were with it until they were against it. Beltway wisdom is that President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq and oust dictator Saddam Hussein was a strategic disaster. The irony here is that those who most counsel diversity, checking privilege, and cultural sensitivity readily speak on behalf of Iraqis often without knowing any, let alone visiting the country.